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Overall Educational Objective:

To introduce the basic tools for design with combinational and sequential digital logic and state machines. To learn simple digital circuits in preparation for computer engineering.

Course Learning Outcomes:

A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
1. An ability to define different number systems, binary addition and subtraction, 2’s complement representation and operations with this representation.
2. An ability to understand the different switching algebra theorems and apply them for logic functions.
3. An ability to define the Karnaugh map for a few variables and perform an algorithmic reduction of logic functions.
4. An ability to define the following combinational circuits: buses, encoders/decoders, (de)multiplexers, exclusive-ORs, comparators, arithmetic-logic units; and to be able to build simple applications.
5. An ability to understand the bistable element and the different latches and flip-flops.
6. An ability to derive the state-machine analysis or synthesis and to perform simple projects with a few flip-flops.
7. An ability to understand sequential circuits, like counters and shift registers, and to perform simple projects with them.

How Course Outcomes are Assessed:

N = none S = Supportive H = highly related

Outcome

Level

Proficiency assessed by

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of Mathematics, science, and engineering

H

R/HW problems, exams

(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments and interpret data

H

Design problems in R/HW, exams

(c) an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability

S

Design problems in R

(d) an ability to function as part of a multi-disciplinary team

N

(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve ECE problems

H

R/HW problems, exams

(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

S

HW, exams

(g) an ability to communicate in written and oral form

S

R, exams

(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of electrical and computer engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contex

N

(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning

S

R/HW, discussions during lectures

(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues

N

(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for electrical and computer engineering practice